“Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, oh, what a beautiful day. I’ve got a wonderful feeling, everything’s going my way.”
My friend Jim Gorsche brightened my morning by singing that song during a vacation our families spent together a few years ago. I told him I loved his attitude. His son, Jack, gave an eye roll and told me that his dad sings that song every morning. And why not?
Some of you know that “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ ” is the opening song for the “Oklahoma!” musical and premiered on Broadway in 1943. It was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and sung in the original musical by Curly McLain. Personally, I prefer Jim Gorsche’s version. Regardless, you are likely going to struggle to get any version of this song out of your head for the remainder of the day. That’s a good thing.
One of my original goals in creating this Daily Umbrella newsletter was to bring a smile to the faces of our readers. Meanwhile, I receive orders from a handful of you telling me that I need to tackle contentious subjects locally and from around the world. Sometimes I do, but more often than not, I simply want to make you smile by starting your day off with something other than Russian invasions, educational funding, or COVID updates. There is enough anger and division in the world today, and you have hundreds of news sources to find that — with more on the way. We might all do better by listening to the words of author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar: “A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious.”
How about you? Do you have a song, phrase, prayer or meditation that starts your day off right? I hope that you do and that you will join my friend Jim and me and have a beautiful morning. I have a wonderful feeling that everything will go your way.
Have a thoughtful Thursday, and, as always, thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman President and Publisher Big Green Umbrella Media shane@dmcityview.com 515-953-4822, ext. 305 |